In this feature, we share notable moments from a selected year within IGR's history.
Here's what happened in 1997...
- IGR received recognition for being a “promising practice” by President Clinton’s Initiative on Race.
- The first (of what would become annual for several years) student retreat was held over a weekend as a “capstone” experience for graduating seniors who have been the most active participants in the program during their undergraduate years.
- IGR formed a new relationship with residential life, expanding the program’s in-reach at the University of Michigan. This development allowed IGR to reach, at least indirectly, many of the 10,000 students who live in university residence halls. The University Housing Office invited IGR to develop a new course to be required of all students who are hired as residence staff. The goal of the course was and still is to prepare students already selected to be resident assistants, academic assistants, and diversity peer educators the next year to build effective multicultural communities in the residence halls.